MVC 2 website - Cant get a list of files in the images folder

Question

Hi all,

I have created a wedsite using MVC 2 and C#. one of the pages is a gallery of product images. i have stored the path to the pictures in the Db eg ../../Content/ProductImages/ in the controler i want to do a foreach and get a list of the files to dispaly. i tried the code below :

List<string> files = new List<string>();
string path = Path.GetDirectoryName(typeModel.ArtUrl); // ../../Content/ProductImages/

foreach (string f in Directory.GetFiles(path))
{
   files.Add(f);
}

BUT i get an error, Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Content\ProductImages\'.

Why is it getting the wrong path ?? this path does not exist

Would be most grateful if anyone could tell me how to get a list of the files contained in ../../Content/ProductImages/

Thanks John

Answer 1

Try using:

string path = Server.MapPath(typeModel.ArtUrl);

MSDN Link

Answer 2

use Server.MapPath(typeModel.ArtUrl); to have the real location